LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue participated in a briefing with University of Massachusetts System President Marty Meehan, University of Massachusetts Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, and other UML officials on how the university will put relief funding from the American Rescue Plan to work.
“The American Rescue Plan funding… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced the awarding of $4,717,530 in federal COVID-19 relief funding from the interim relief package passed this past December to three community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in Massachusetts’ Third District: Lowell Community Loan Fund (LCLF) in Lawrence, North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC) in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted in support of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, an ambitious package that will make transformational investments in America’s highways, roads, bridges, transit, rail, and water infrastructure to create… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, United States Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and James P. McGovern (MA-02), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), sent a letter to Tenet Health (Tenet) Chief Executive Officer Ronald A. Rittenmeyer questioning the company's use of taxpayer funds, including federal CARES Act grants and loans, to enrich its executives and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to the CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok, and Twitter, urging them to extend privacy protections required under the United Kingdom’s Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) to children and teens in the United States. The AADC is a statutory… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted in support of S.J. Res. 14, legislation that will roll back the Trump administration’s Rescission Rule and restore methane pollution standards that are critical in the fight against climate change.
“Methane is responsible for a quarter of climate change-related warming.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-4), along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), introduced the bicameral Mentoring to Succeed Act to provide a strong, sustainable support system through mentorship to ensure that children who experience barriers like poverty,… Read more »
LOWELL, MA — Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) applauds the awarding of $1,813,500 in federal grant funding to the University of Massachusetts, Lowell (UML) by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The grant will enable the university to collaborate with Brown University, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center on research for legged robots that… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted in the House to pass H.R. 239, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, legislation that will ensure that women veterans have the same no-cost contraceptive care as other women.
“When women in our Armed Forces complete their service, they should be able to expect that at the very least, they’ll have the same… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to advance H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021, bipartisan legislation that will restore older workers’ rights to fight back against age discrimination.
“Every American — regardless of age — deserves to know that their rights within the workplace are protected and enforceable,” said… Read more »
